iudicium per ignem

Separated by the astral plane
 I descend into eternal flame
 Demonic deities beckoning my name
 My skin begins to boil
 As hands reach from the soil
 Grabbing, pulling, dragging, scratching, pulling me into the darkness
 Can't get free my senses are failing me
 I can't breathe I'm fighting and panicking, struggling, suffocating
 Corpses surrounding me following, swallowing
 Feeding, eating all of my flesh and bone
 Screaming knowing that I am here alone
 Fade to black and now only my soul remains
 I awaken in an unknown realm
 Just a vehicle while I'm at the helm
 Prisoner of this reoccurring nightmare
 Pushing forth, I know salvation's waiting right there
 Disoriented but I know that I've been here before
 My instincts taking hold and telling me to search for more
 Voices begging me to learn from all this suffering
 What is the message that they've tasked me with uncovering
 A new fire ignites inside me
 I fight off the demons beside me
 Unbeknownst to the ways I should turn
 Crawling through the corpses as adrenaline burns
 See a flickering light in the distance
 Hoping it will reward my persistence
 See a doorway turn the handle
 To a room that's lit with candles
 I look around confusion clouding as I settle in
 I feel a rumble in my feet beneath the sediment
 A creature rises from the floor a living breathing callous
 Frozen in fear, but it appears that it means me no malice
 It speaks an unknown language in an old familiar voice
 It drops a blade down at my feet and offers me a choice
 "Put the blade inside your chest to start your life anew
 Strike me down and all your suffering continues"
 Hold the blade and contemplate my actions
 I know my choice, anticipation makes me nauseous
 I raise the weapon knowing that this is a test of faith
 A sacrifice of life required by the unknown wraith
 I take a breath and slowly slide the blade into my breast
 Fight through the pain in hopes this finally puts me to rest
 The creature nods in satisfaction grinning ear to ear
 The test is passed it says and you are free to leave from here
 A light appears shining showing me the exit
 My room appears my body laying where I left it
 I close my eyes and realize the reason for my journey
 I am learning
 I know not yet my life's purpose but the message is
 A greater person lies before me on the precipice
 With greatness now inside my reach I venture to my vessel
 I awaken freely
 I can now begin my healing